I think the scarcity of Ruby devs verses the abundance of PHP devs in your location is a compelling reason to switch to PHP.
Have you considered Node JS? I'm not familiar with the scene in Auckland, but most developers I know would prefer working with Node JS to PHP. Choosing a language that developers want to use is a good way to attract top talent.
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I think the scarcity of Ruby devs verses the abundance of PHP devs in your location is a compelling reason to switch to PHP.
Have you considered Node JS? I'm not familiar with the scene in Auckland, but most developers I know would prefer working with Node JS to PHP. Choosing a language that developers want to use is a good way to attract top talent.
Yeah I guess Node.js could be another option for us, certainly all web developers already know JavaScript anyway.